Shaped Ski Revolution Essays - Winter Sports, Ski, Elan SCX

Shaped Ski Revolution Compare & Contrast While comparing and contrasting information from, The Shaped Ski Revolution, by Sonoma County Ski and Snowboard Guide, and an article written by Rich Taylor of Popular Mechanics called Shaped Skis I found information on many aspects of the new shaped ski technology. Information ranged from safety to ski technique. Rich Taylors article is a better source for my final research paper because of its relevancy, accurate depiction, and it is a reliable and accurate resource. This new shaped ski technology requires new knowledge of the sport, claims The Shaped Ski Revolution. Skiers must learn to ski on the new skis, because their old skiing style will not perform the same compared to the new skiing style (Sonoma 1). The article The Shaped Ski Revolution lacked specific information concerning tips, skills and instruction on the new shaped skis. This made the article harder to understand and comprehend. The article Shaped Skis included much more information including: safety statistics, history of the shaped ski. Which made Taylors article broad and was able to supply information of the whole shaped ski revolution. Making Taylors article more useful and beneficial. The new shaped skis have caused a revolution in the sport of downhill skiing. Shaped skis have made intermediate skiers ski like experts (Taylor 1). From young to old, the ski revolution has begun and many are experiencing its effects. Taylors article focused on the history of the skis, claiming that the new skis are able to miraculously make skiing easier. Taylor gave excellent examples of who was using the shaped skis, such as beginners to the experts. The Shaped Ski Revolution left the topic of who was using the shaped skis open ended. They did not give examples of who specifically was using the new shaped skis. This vagueness was something that hindered the article The Shaped Ski Revolution. Taylors article had many topics embedded in it, such as safety benefits, history and benefits for all skiers. Taylors wide array of topics will be more useful and relevant for a source for my final research paper. The Shaped Ski Revolution lacked information of more then a few fields. The information from the guide was somewhat irrelevant for my needs and was too much in detail. The new ski revolution is here and it will continue to stay until the days of old convention skis are gone. Today, every major ski manufacture is making there own line of shaped skis (Taylor 1). This new trend or revolution has been stretched worldwide. For example, people from the Alps to the Rocky Mountains are experiencing the new shaped skis. Major ski manufactures are investing millions of dollars to increase the technology of the new shaped ski. This information of different companies and the outstretch of the new technology will be very useful in my final research paper. The Shaped Ski Revolution lacked specific company information of the shaped skis, which was needed in my final paper. Taylors article makes an impression that anyone can just hop on a new pair of the shaped skis and there will be instant improvement. The article The Shaped Ski Revolution disagrees with this claim. It explained that the new skis required a new type of skiing style. This style is something that must be learned and developed by each skier at each skiing level. With the combination of new skiing technology and developing the skiing style that goes along with the new skis. The Shaped Ski Revolution presented a better view of what the skis can possibly do compared to Taylors article. History is a major part of anything, everything must come from somewhere. I noticed in Taylors article there was a major difference in when the article was written. His article had key references to where and when the new shaped ski revolution began. Whereas the article The Shaped Ski Revolution explains more the usage of the shaped ski. Time makes a major difference in the two articles, Taylors article was intended to make people be aware of the new shaped ski, whereas the article The Shaped Ski Revolution helped explain that the skis are on the market and this is how to use them correctly. For my final